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Equine Herpesvirus (EHV) 1 & 4

Respiratory disease, abortion, and neurologic disease in horses can all be caused by equine herpesviruses. EHV-1 and EHV-4 are the strains associated with viral respiratory disease, and EHV-1 can also cause neurologic disease…

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What’s New in Equine Vaccines

Equine vaccination is complicated, and many factors affecting immunity and vaccination provide possibilities for new technologies and ways to vaccinate horses. Tomorrow’s vaccine technology and delivery methods promise better immunity for horses.

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Resistant Worms: Does Your Horse Have Them?

All dewormers are highly effective when first introduced, but over time parasites develope resistance to many dewormers. Are your horses the ones at risk? The product labels reflect results of studies performed before the worms developed resistance.

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Control Programs for Mature Horses

After horses reach their second birthday, the medical picture changes dramatically, as large and small strongyles become the major focus of our parasite control programs. There are other parasites that are a concern in adult horses—bots and tapeworms, to name only two—but their impact is fairly minor in comparison to strongyles.

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